Infographic of Sherman name meaning, which is "A wool shearer,” from the Old English sheren (to shear) and mann (man).
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Sherman Name Popularity

How popular is the name Sherman? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 55 0.0156%
1911 — 75 0.0201%
1912 — 167 0.0331%
1913 — 255 0.045%
1914 — 279 0.04%
1915 — 398 0.0438%
1916 — 430 0.0445%
1917 — 443 0.0443%
1918 — 480 0.0447%
1919 — 428 0.0409%
1920 — 448 0.0403%
1921 — 448 0.0391%
1922 — 511 0.0459%
1923 — 457 0.0408%
1924 — 486 0.0419%
1925 — 469 0.0415%
1926 — 435 0.0395%
1927 — 503 0.0454%
1928 — 482 0.045%
1929 — 471 0.0455%
1930 — 437 0.0418%
1931 — 413 0.0418%
1932 — 386 0.0391%
1933 — 388 0.0416%
1934 — 395 0.0409%
1935 — 476 0.049%
1936 — 446 0.0463%
1937 — 505 0.0512%
1938 — 486 0.0475%
1939 — 511 0.0502%
1940 — 497 0.0468%
1941 — 519 0.0461%
1942 — 513 0.0406%
1943 — 492 0.0377%
1944 — 483 0.039%
1945 — 472 0.0387%
1946 — 481 0.0326%
1947 — 524 0.0314%
1948 — 551 0.0345%
1949 — 524 0.0326%
1950 — 592 0.0368%
1951 — 590 0.0348%
1952 — 582 0.0333%
1953 — 568 0.0321%
1954 — 514 0.0281%
1955 — 554 0.0301%
1956 — 493 0.0261%
1957 — 466 0.0242%
1958 — 554 0.0293%
1959 — 475 0.025%
1960 — 523 0.0276%
1961 — 444 0.0235%
1962 — 465 0.0253%
1963 — 412 0.023%
1964 — 408 0.0232%
1965 — 366 0.0224%
1966 — 292 0.0187%
1967 — 336 0.0221%
1968 — 317 0.0211%
1969 — 339 0.022%
1970 — 354 0.0222%
1971 — 345 0.023%
1972 — 332 0.0244%
1973 — 256 0.0197%
1974 — 304 0.0234%
1975 — 295 0.023%
1976 — 258 0.02%
1977 — 271 0.0201%
1978 — 278 0.0207%
1979 — 238 0.0169%
1980 — 262 0.0179%
1981 — 243 0.0165%
1982 — 226 0.0151%
1983 — 215 0.0146%
1984 — 176 0.0118%
1985 — 154 0.0101%
1986 — 151 0.01%
1987 — 118 0.0077%
1988 — 126 0.0081%
1989 — 146 0.009%
1990 — 134 0.0081%
1991 — 147 0.009%
1992 — 144 0.009%
1993 — 111 0.0071%
1994 — 100 0.0065%
1995 — 77 0.0051%
1996 — 70 0.0047%
1997 — 69 0.0047%
1998 — 50 0.0033%
1999 — 29 0.0019%
2000 — 73 0.0048%
2001 — 41 0.0027%
2002 — 27 0.0018%
2003 — 27 0.0018%
2004 — 15 0.001%
2005 — 23 0.0015%
2006 — 20 0.0013%
2007 — 20 0.0013%
2008 — 27 0.0017%
2009 — 14 0.0009%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 0 0%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 5 0.0004%
2014 — 10 0.0007%
2015 — 10 0.0007%
2016 — 0 0%
2017 — 16 0.0011%
2018 — 6 0.0004%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 5 0.0004%
2021 — 0 0%
2022 — 0 0%
2023 — 0 0%

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What names are variants of Sherman?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Sherman.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Scherman

Shear man

English

Schermann

Shear man

English

Shearman

Shear man

German

Shermann

Shear man

English

Shermon

Shear man

English

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1 Comment

  1. Thought it was so cute! I have never heard anybody with that name! His little brother is Steven! Sherman and Steven! Sher and Steve!

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